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Description
- This application claims priority to United Kingdom Patent Application No. GB1115470.5, filed 7 Sep. 2011 and United Kingdom Patent Application No. GB1121809.6, filed 19 Dec. 2011 which are incorporated by reference herein without disclaimer.
- The present disclosure relates to a hay net, and in particular but not exclusively, to a feeding net for providing hay to horses.
- Horses are typically fed hay (dried grass) as a large proportion of their diet, or in some cases, their entire diet. To keep their digestive systems functioning correctly, horses naturally graze constantly throughout the day, and, as such, some horses have a tendency to become unsettled or stressed if they do not have a constant supply of food to graze on. Moreover, if their food supply is intermittent, the horse may overeat whenever the food supply is replenished, and this may have an adverse effect on the horse's health.
- There are three main ways in which hay is given to a horse—loose on the ground, in a manger fixed to an inside stable wall or in a hay net.
- Where hay is provided on the ground, it can become mixed with mud and droppings, which may result in a significant proportion of the hay being wasted, as a horse will not eat soiled feed. The loose hay can also be trampled over a large area, creating a large amount of mess which must be cleared up.
- Whilst use of a manger is advantageous as it contains the hay and keeps the majority of the hay from being soiled, mangers tend to be fixed in one place. In contrast, a hay net can be used in a variety of locations—in a stable, field or horse box, and can readily be moved with the horse. The hay net is typically suspended from a fixture on a wall or a fence. This allows a horse to pull hay through the apertures in the net, whilst keeping the hay in a fixed location and reducing the amount of hay coming into contact with the ground.
- However, there are a number of problems associated with the use of hay nets. Once a net is loaded with hay, it may be very heavy and therefore hard to lift up in order to hang it above the ground. To prevent a horse from becoming tangled with a net, particularly once the net has been emptied, it is preferable to hang the net a significant distance above ground level. Furthermore, a net full of hay generally forms a rounded volume which can be awkward to carry, and difficult to lift off the ground to a position where it can be supported comfortably.
- Another drawback of a standard hay net is that a rope or cord is used to tie the net to a support structure. This involves a user having to lift the net up into place, pull the rope down to the base of the net, feed it through the base of the net and then pull it back up as high as possible before tying a knot to hold the net in place. The knot needs to hold the net in place without tightening so much that it is impossible to untie one the net is empty. A quick release knot is therefore usually used. This can, however, come undone as the horse tugs on the net during feeding. It is also common for horses, particularly young horses, to pull at the net, and to play with it once it is empty. Such activity may also cause the knot to become untied. If this happens, the net may remain attached its support but hang down close to the ground, or it may come off the support and fall to the ground. Either way, the forelimbs of the horse may become entangled in the empty net, and this may result in serious injury being caused to the horse. The risk is particularly serious if the net is still attached to the support at the time.
- The present disclosure seeks to reduce or overcome one or more of the above problems.
- According to a first embodiment we provide a hay net, the net comprising a mesh body forming a bag, having a securing member at a first position relative to the body of the net, a mouth formed at a second position relative to the body of the net, the first position being spaced from the second position, and a strap engaging the net adjacent the first position to secure the strap relative to the body of the net adjacent the first position, and engaging the net adjacent the second position to secure the strap relative to the body of the net adjacent the second position, wherein the length of the strap between the first and second positions is variable whilst maintaining engagement between the strap and the net adjacent both the first and second positions.
- The strap may be an elasticated strap.
- The strap may be releasably secured relative to the body of the net adjacent the first and second positions.
- The strap may include a fastening element for closing the mouth of the net.
- The strap may comprise the fastening element.
- The hay net may further include a guide formation disposed around at least a portion of the mouth for receiving the fastening element.
- The guide formation may comprise a plurality of loops.
- The securing member may comprise a ring.
- A first attachment arrangement may be provided towards a first end of the strap.
- A second attachment arrangement may be provided towards a second end of the strap, the second attachment arrangement being a clip engageable with at least one of the first attachment arrangement and the securing member.
- One or both of the first and second attachment arrangements may be at least one of a clip or a loop suitable for securing to a clip.
- The first attachment arrangement may be securable to the second attachment arrangement.
- The hay net may include a further securing member disposed adjacent the second position.
- The hay net may further comprise a guide formation disposed around at least a portion of the mouth for receiving a fastening element for closing the mouth of the net, the strap being releasably secured to the securing member towards a first end, a second end which engages with the guide formation, and a toggle which is mounted on two portions of the strap extending from the guide formation, the toggle engaging with the two portions of the strap on which it is mounted substantially to prevent movement of the strap relative to the toggle, and being manually operable out of locking engagement with the said portions of the strap to permit movement of the strap relative to the toggle.
- The guide formation may comprise a plurality of loops.
- The toggle may comprise a body, a clamping member which is movable relative to the body, and a resilient biasing element which urges the clamping member to clamp the strap between it and the body, and thereby substantially prevent movement of the strap relative to the toggle.
- The resilient biasing element may comprise a spring.
- Embodiments will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the following figures, of which,
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FIG. 1 shows a net according to an embodiment; -
FIG. 2 shows the strap of the net ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 shows a net according to a second embodiment; -
FIG. 4 shows the strap suitable for use with the net ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5 shows the net ofFIG. 3 fitted with the strap ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 6 shows a net according to a third embodiment; -
FIG. 7 shows a cross-section through an embodiment of a toggle suitable for use in the third embodiment; and -
FIG. 8 shows a cross-section through the toggle shown inFIG. 7 in the closed position. - With reference to
FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawings, anet 10 is provided, the net being formed in a standard manner from a plurality of strands that are tied or knotted to one another to form a meshed bag. Whilst in this example the strands shall be referred to as rope strands, it should be understood that alternative materials such as twine or cord may be used, or any other material suitable for net-making, as is known in the art. At afirst position 14 relative to the net 10 multiple strands are tied or otherwise secured relative to one another, to form a ‘closed end’ of the bag. A securingmember 22 is provided at thefirst end 14, to which strands may be secured. The securingmember 22 may be a ring made of steel. - At a second position on the net 12, spaced from the
first position 14, an opening is formed 16 defining amouth 16 of the bag. Acontinuous mesh wall 20 of the net is formed between themouth 16 and the closedfirst end 14, thewall 20 defining a volume for receiving hay or the like. Themouth 16 of the net may comprise a strand of rope around its circumference, to which strands of the wall of the net are secured, or may comprise lengths of a plurality of strands that are knotted together around the opening. - The bag formed by the net may be oriented so that the
first position 14 defines the ‘bottom’ of the bag, and thesecond position 12 defines the ‘top’, as shown inFIG. 1 . - The strands of the net may be secured (typically knotted 26) to one another in a regular pattern such that the apertures defined therebetween form squares, rectangles or triangles (but are in no way limited to those shapes).
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guide formation 24 may be provided adjacent the mouth of the net 16. In the example shown inFIG. 1 , the guide formation comprises a plurality of loops 24 (and shall hereinafter be referred to as loops) formed from strands of rope, or any other suitable material, at positions spaced around the circumference of themouth 16. The loops are suitable for receiving a fastening element, which may be threaded through the loops to form a draw-string around the mouth of the net. The fastening element comprises a length of elasticated material, or alternatively a length of rope, cord, twine, or any other suitable material. - In a first embodiment, shown in
FIG. 1 , the net includes astrap 30 which comprises a length ofelasticated material 32 which forms the fastening element. By drawing the fastening element through theloops 24 and tightening it so as to draw theloops 24 towards one another, the mouth of the bag may be closed and held in a closed formation. - The term ‘closed’, in this instance, is not intended to mean that the net is sealed, but that it is closed to the extent that the
net walls 20 at thesecond position 12 are brought sufficiently close to one another to prevent large quantities of hay held within the net falling out of the net through themouth 16. Optionally, the ends of the fastening element may then be knotted together, to fasten themouth 16 in its closed formation. - In use, a quantity of hay may be placed inside the net, through the open mouth of the net, so that it is held within the net. Hay is commonly provided in bales, part-bales, or slices of a bale (referred to in the art as ‘flakes’), which give it a compact form. While it is possible for small clumps or strands of the hay to be pulled or to fall through the apertures of the net, the compact form of the hay means that, in general, strands tend not to fall through the apertures in the mesh walls of the net unless they are pulled through the apertures (by a horse feeding, for example).
- In use, the net may be supported on a support structure, such as a hook or a ring positioned on a wall, post or fence, so that the net is held above ground level. A horse may then feed from the net by pulling strands or clumps of hay from within the net, through the apertures in the walls of the net, using its teeth.
- To support the net on a support structure, a
strap 30 is provided. The strap comprises abody 32 formed of a length of elasticated material, having a first 31 a and a second 31 b end. First andsecond attachment arrangements first ring 36 at its first end 31 a , and asecond ring 34 at its second end 31 b . Akarabiner clip 38 is attached to thefirst ring 36, to allow the first end 31 a to be fastened to the securingmember 22 at thefirst position 14 on the net. - To attach the
strap 30 to the body of the net, the strap may be secured to the guide formation at themouth 16 of the net and the securingmember 22 at the bottom of the net. - In the embodiment shown in
FIG. 1 , where the guide formation comprises a plurality ofloops 24, the second end 31 b of the strap passes through each of theloops 24 around themouth 16 of the net, forming the fastening element for closing the mouth of the bag. Rather than a knot being tied in the fastening element, to hold themouth 16 closed, thestrap 30 passes through thesecond ring 34 at the second end 31 b of thestrap 30. Thestrap 30 passes down to the bottom of the net 12, where it passes through the securingmember 22 before returning to themouth 16 of the net, where theclip 38 is clipped onto thesecond ring 34 at themouth 16 of the net. - The
elasticated body 32 of thestrap 30 allows the strap to stretch, so that thestrap 30 extends between themouth 16 and the securingmember 22. - Tension in the
body 32 of thestrap 30 causes thestrap 30 to remain tight, thus holding themouth 16 of the net in its closed formation whilst the second end 31 b of the strap is held relative to the first end 31 a of the strap, as shown inFIG. 1 of the drawings. - Whilst in this example, the
clip 38 is secured to thestrap 30 viaring 36, in another embodiment, theclip 38 may be attached directly to thebody 32 of thestrap 30, by way of a further loop, rather than by attachment to aring 36. It is contemplated that the attachment arrangements may comprises any combination of hooks, loops, clips, and the like. - Whilst in the example illustrated in
FIG. 1 , theclip 38 is secured to thering 34 at the mouth of the net it could equally be secured to the securing member (ring 22) at the base of the net. - In the example given, the
strap 30 is provided with thering 34 at its second end 31 b , but it should be understood that alternative attachment arrangements may be provided. For example, the ring may be replaced by a loop formed by thestrap 30 itself. This would, for example, enable a user to secure thestrap 30 to a net where theloops 24 forming the securing member are too small for a ring to pass through. Alternatively, the ring may be replaced by a further clip 138 b, as illustrated inFIG. 4 . In the embodiment ofstrap 130 shown inFIG. 4 , the two clips 138 a, 138 b are each secured to a loop 134 a, 134 b at either end of thestrap 130. It will be appreciated, however, that one or both clips 138 a, 138 b could be secured to a ring at the end of the strap. - By virtue of the use of two clips 138 a, 138 b, the second clip 138 b may be secured to the second end 131 b of the
strap 130 after thestrap 130 has been threaded through theloops 24. In other words the further clip 138 b could be removed before threading the second end 31 b of thestrap 30 through the guide formation (in this example the loops 24) and then replaced at the second end 31 b of the strap when the strap is fully engaged with the guide formations. Similarly, the first clip 138 a may be secured to thefirst end 131 a of thestrap 130 after thefirst end 131 a of the strap has been passed through the securingmember 22. - The
hay net 12 may be used as follows. - Advantageously, the second end 31 b of the
strap 30 is attached to theguide formation 24 before the net 12 is filled. After the net is filled, themouth 16 of the net 12 may then be closed by threading the first end 31 a of the strap through thesecond ring 34. The first end 31 a of the strap is then drawn down towards the bottom of the net 12, and theclip 38 passed through the securingmember 22 at the bottom of the net 12. The first end 31 a of thestrap 30 is then pulled back to themouth 16 of the net 12 where it is clipped to thesecond ring 34. Alternatively, theclip 38 may be clipped to the securingmember 22. - To support the net 10 relative to a support structure, where the support structure is provided with a hanging loop or ring, or a bar, for supporting the net 12, the first end 31 a of the
strap 30 may be passed through the hanging loop or around the bar either before being passed through or clipped to the securingmember 22 or after being passed through the securingmember 22 but before being clipped to thesecond ring 34, or, more preferably, both. - The
hay net 12 could, of course be hung from a hook simply by placing one or both of the portions of thestrap 30 between the securingmember 22 and thesecond ring 34 over the hook. - The tension in the
body 32 of the strap ensures that themouth 16 of the net is held in its closed formation, and the net 10 is supported from the support structure by thestrap 30. The elasticity in thebody 32 of the strap makes it relatively easy to secure thestrap 30 relative to the securingmember 22 when the net is full of hay, and is heavy, since thestrap 30 will stretch under force applied by a user. Therefore, by pulling thestrap 30 to extend it, a user can simply attach theclip 38 at the first end 31 a of the strap to thering 34 at the second end 31 b of thestrap 30, to secure the net relative to the support structure. - An advantage of using a
clip 38 and a ring 34 (or loop) to connect the first 31 a and second 31 b ends of the strap is that theclip 38 will not come undone without a user manually unfastening it. Previously, it has been necessary for a user to tie a knot between the rope used to tie up the net and the net itself, in order to support the net relative to a support structure. However, it may be awkward to tie a knot whilst holding the net in position. Furthermore, the knot may not be strong enough to support the net, or the knot may be tied poorly, such that the net will eventually fall to the ground. Use of aclip 38, such as a karabiner clip, overcomes this problem. - It will be apparent that alternative arrangements for attaching the respective ends of the
strap 30 to the securingmember 22, and to each other, may be used. - An alternative embodiment of a net 110 is shown in
FIG. 3 of the drawings. - The net 110 of
FIG. 3 hasmesh walls 120 formed of strands, with a first securingmember 122 at afirst position 114, and amouth 116 formed at asecond position 112. In this embodiment, asecond securing member 128 is provided adjacent themouth 116 of the net 110 at itssecond position 112. In the example shown, both of the first and second securing members are rings, preferably made of steel. - In this case, the
strap strap second ring 34 or clip 138 a at the second end 31 b, 131 b of thestrap mouth 116 of the net 112, thestrap member 128, as illustrated inFIG. 5 . Where the version of thestrap 130 shown inFIG. 4 is used, the two clips 138 a, 138 b may be clipped together (as illustrated inFIG. 5 ), or one or both may be clipped to the second securingmember 128. - The net 112 may be connected to a support structure in a similar way to the net of
FIG. 1 . - It will be appreciated that the net shown in
FIG. 3 could equally be used with a strap with a clip at one end and a loop or ring at the other end. In this case, rather the clip would be connected to the loop or ring rather than to another clip. - In both embodiments, a separate fastening element (not shown), which may be a length of cord or rope, may be used to assist in closing the mouth of the net. The fastening element may then be knotted in order to hold the mouth of the net in its closed formation. In this case, where the
strap FIG. 3 , the strap need only engage with the second securingmember 128 at themouth 116 of the net 112—it need not engage with a guide formation to close themouth 116 of the net 112. Where thestrap 130 shown inFIG. 4 is used, one of the clips 138 a may be clipped to the first securingmember 122 and the other of the clips 138 b may be clipped to the second securingmember 128, or both clips 138 a, 138 b may be clipped to the same securingmember body 132 of thestrap 130 passes through the other securingmember - In an alternative embodiment, illustrated in
FIG. 6 , thestrap 230 is preferably made from an inelastic rope or cord, and carries at itsfirst end 231 a a clip 238 (which may be secured to thestrap 230 by a loop orring 236 as described above in relation toFIGS. 1 to 5 ) and adjacent its second end 231 b atoggle 240. Bytoggle 240 we mean the kind of device which grips one, or more strands of rope or cord on which it is mounted so as to substantially prevent movement of the rope or cord relative to thetoggle 240, and which is manually operable to release its grip on the or each strand of rope or cord, thus allowing movement of the rope or cord relative to thetoggle 240. - One suitable embodiment of
toggle 240 is illustrated inFIGS. 7 and 8 . Thistoggle 240 includes abody 242 with anaperture 244, in use one or more strands of rope orcord 246 passing through thisaperture 244. Thetoggle 240 also includes a clampingmember 248 which is located within thebody 242, and which has acorresponding aperture 250. There is a resilient biasing member, typically ahelical spring 252, which acts between thebody 242 and the clampingmember 248 to move the two apertures out of alignment with one another as illustrated inFIG. 8 . The clamping member also includes anoperating part 254 which extends out of thebody 242 so that a user may move the clampingmember 248 against the biasing force of thespring 252 to bring the twoapertures FIG. 7 . - When the apertures are aligned by a user as in
FIG. 7 , the toggle may be slid along a strand ofrope cord 246 on which thetoggle 240 is mounted. When the clampingmember 248 is released so that theapertures FIG. 8 , frictional forces between the rope/cord 246 and thebody 242 and clampingmember 248 prevent movement of the rope/cord 246 relative to the toggle 240 (at least not without applying significant force to thetoggle 240 and/or rope/cord 246). - Returning to
FIG. 6 , just as in the first embodiment, the second end 231 b of thestrap 230 passes through theguide formation 224 around themouth 216 of the net 212. The toggle is mounted on both portions of thestrap 230 emerging at either end of theguide formation 224 so that the toggle can be operated to release its grip on thestrap 230, and the strap pulled through thetoggle 240 to substantially close or open themouth 216 of the net. When themouth 216 of the net 212 is closed or opened to the desired extent, the toggle may be released to grip the strap and prevent themouth 216 of the net 212 from opening, or closing, respectively. - After filling the net 212 and using the
toggle 240 to close themouth 216 of the net 212, the clip 238 at thefirst end 231 a of thestrap 230 is clipped to the securingmember 222 at the base of the net 212. As with the first and second embodiments, thestrap 230 may be passed through a hanging loop or ring prior to the clip 238 being clipped onto the securingmember 222. - Whilst the
strap 230 illustrated inFIG. 6 is a single piece of rope or the like with afirst end 231 a and a second end 231 b, it may comprise a continuous loop or cord or rope with no free ends. In this case, the strap would form a loop which passes through the securingmember ring 222, through thetoggle 240, around the guide formation (loops 224) through thetoggle 240 again and back to the securing member,ring 222. - In further alternative embodiments, the guide formation may comprise one or more sleeves provided around a proportion of the circumference of the mouth. A net of this embodiment may be closed by drawing the strap or a fastening element, such as a length of rope or twine, through the sleeve and tightening the fastening element around the mouth, so as to close the mouth.
- It may be desirable to limit the amount of hay that may be pulled through the apertures of a net at once, in order to slow down the rate at which a horse may feed from the net. To achieve this, the mesh walls may be provided with smaller apertures.
- The net according to the present disclosure therefore provides a simplified method of connection to a support structure, whilst ensuring that the mouth of the net is held closed. Furthermore, use of a strap as described herein allows a user to carry a quantity of hay, using the net. In the first and second embodiments, the elastic property of the strap allows a user to easily lift the strap so as to position it over a shoulder, to allow the hay to be lifted using the net, so that the net need not be lifted high off the ground. Additionally, a user need not bend low to position the strap over a shoulder, since the strap stretches when pulled by the user.
- When used in this specification and claims, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” and variations thereof mean that the specified features, steps or integers are included. The terms are not to be interpreted to exclude the presence of other features, steps or components.
- The features disclosed in the foregoing description, or the following claims, or the accompanying drawings, expressed in their specific forms or in terms of an arrangement for performing the disclosed function, or a method or process for attaining the disclosed result, as appropriate, may, separately, or in any combination of such features, be utilised for realising the invention in diverse forms thereof.
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